Sara Anzanello
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| Born | 30 July 1980 San Donà di Piave, Province of Venice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 October 2018 (aged 38) Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sara Anzanello (July 30, 1980 – October 25, 2018) was an Italian volleyball player in the middle hitter-blocker role.
Early life and career
Anzanello was born in San Donà di Piave, Venice. She played for the national women's volleyball team for Italy in 1998, when she was 17 years old. She had a total of 203 caps for her team.[1]
Death
In 2013, Anzanella needed a liver transplant after getting hepatitis in Azerbaijan. She got better and kept on playing volleyball.
Anzanello died on October 25, 2018 from leukemia in Venice at the age of 38.[2]
References
- ↑ "Sara Anzanello - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia". Alchetron.com. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ Morta Sara Anzanello: aveva 38 anni (in Italian)
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sara Anzanello.
- Sara Anzanello at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Sara Anzanello at WorldofVolley
- Sara Anzanello at Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (in Italian)
- Sara Anzanello at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)